Morris tribune., 1887-10-26
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Schumacher, O~rtonville
visited her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Harris
this week.
Hon. John L. Gibbs, Of the railwa.
commission, and a clerk spent a da.
in town last week.
Mrs. Ed. Westinghouse arrived
yesterday for a visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Kemp.
P. G. Gordon has returned from
trip to Christiana, Norway, to hi
home in Pelican Rapids.
Judge c. L. Brown presides at s
term of court in Granite Falls THU
week, at the request Of his father
judged. II. Brown.
Cut down the weeds along tn
roads. If the weeds are left standing
they are sure to heavy drifts
during the winter and become
source of much annoyance. Cut
them level and thus help to keep the
roads open during the winter.
Many of the older people in this
county cannot read English, but the
most of them have boys and girls
who can. Then take your county
paper for the boys and girls. 1t will
assist them in learning the language
and they will inform the old ones oil
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Bob Burdette says truly: The
good things in this world are the
cheapest. Spring water costs less
than corn whisky a box of cigars will
buy two or three Bibles; Il gallon OF
| old brandy costs o than a barrel
of flour; Il full hand of poker often
costs a man more in twenty minutes
than his church subscription amounts
to in three years"
The st. Paul Globe is n thoroughly
wide awake and enterprising news
paper and one that is true TO its prin-
| ciples everytime. 1t is Democratic
and supports Democratic measures
and candidates through thick and
thin. For reliability, honesty of III
tention and tenacity of purprse the
Globe ranks high. Notice its adver-
tisment in another column.
Local talent at Herman has Pima
fore in preparation and will soon be
able to present it very acceptably.
After giving their entertainment at
home, the TRIBUNE hopes they will
conclude to repeat it here. Morris
people have not forgotten the pleasant
entertainment given by Herman peo-
pie upon a former occasion and would
be gladto greet them again.
You can do a great deal toward
making times better by paying up
all of your small bills and make a
practice of paying cash in the future.
Petty accounts annoy business men
most, are hard to collect and aggre-
gate an amount that would astonish
aman who has never given the mat
ter serious attention. Take carr OF
large bills as rapidly as possible, but
by all means pay the small ones as
you go along.
W. ". Goats came near meeting
with a serious accident last Thursday
night. AS the passenger train upon
which he is brakeman was slackening
speed going into NOrcrOss he stepped
out upon the platform and suddenly
slipped and fell from the car. He
vas considerably shaken up and
bruised, though not seriously hurt by
the fail. A partially decayed apple
carelessly dropped On the platform by
a passenger caused the mishap.
1t is now supposed that railway
pools are a thing of the past. A short
time ago a paper was drawn up and
signed by eighty-flve of the shipper.
of Mankato, agreeing to give all their
freight business for one year to the
road which would first make the con.
cession of lowering rates to Chicago
The Minneapolis and st. Louis road
responded promptly with a reduction
of seven cents per hundred and get.
the business. Can not the business
men of Morris obtain q reduction OF
rates to this point by a similar move;
J. E. Danielson has greatly i'm
proved the appearance of his alway'
attractive looking store by a rear
rangement of his goods. The dres
goods occupy a position nearer tn
end OF the building where they cal
be shown with the full benefit of tn
light of the large windows. Th'
notions, ladies wraps and cloaks ant
the boots and shoes have prominen
places as ever and are well displayed
Besides changing the position of hi
goods and improving the appearance
of his store this week. Mr.. Danielsol
haaalso found time to offer som
special bargains. See his new as
EcIGiSeJiSifF
One of the great difficulties with tn
farmers of this county is the attemp
> to winter more stock than the feet
they can procure ought to do. If yo
have a dozen head, and feed only fc
= ten, it will pay much better to Sc
the two extra head and keep the tie
i, III proper flesh. Stinted cattle wi
!, come out in poor shape in the sprin
and it will take half the summer
! get them back where they were In II
a fall, to say nothing of a slight gain
flesh during the winter. This h.
been tried time again, and alwaJ
proved beneficial to winter only sue
stock as you can keep in a good ar
thriving condition.-Monteyid'
Leader.